When you choose music to play on your radio show and you find something new that really moves your internal music meter, and then you realize, that this album could go places and make some noise on the charts. When it actually does, that’s the fun part, at least for us, here at Mike and

Welcome back bluegrass lovers! This week we feature The Haunted Windchimes and a local and rising group called Calamity Cubes. We are always looking for new acts and love to hear them. Remember, if you have a band you’d like to submit just go to mikeandtheranger.com and go to resources tab and submit a band or album.

Out of Colorado, comes a traditional folk roots music group called the Haunted Windchimes. This group is very interesting. They capture an old timey sound with their simple arrangements and haunting melodies, but the songs are brand new. Hmmm, I wonder, could I have uncovered the secret of why they named their band in such

You’d might suspect that a band with the accolades and awards that they have earned in such a short time may have ran its course. Not so with Balsam Range. Their previous bluegrass blockbuster album “Papertown” topped the charts for months. Well no fear, Balsam Range is ready to treat Balsam Nation with another album